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president obama is start -- talking about immigration policy. he will be in san francisco for a speech. you can see his comments at 2:35. coming up this evening, a special presentation of our q and a series. experiencesuss her as a sanitation worker in new york city. that will get underway at 7:00 eastern. national security adviser susan rice is in afghanistan today. she is expected to meet with governor in officials, including karzai. the visit is her first overseas trip as president obama's top national security aide. president karzai has cast doubt on the future of troops in afghanistan. she will meet with mr. karzai at the afghan leaders invitation. i do not think anyone would've ever looked into a crystal ball and thought some college campus would be streaming netflix onto an iphone to watch a movie. this is what is happening out there. we have this huge issue out --re that the technology that is why you do not want to date yourself. ohio, it depended on the day. if the intent on the house was working right, you got to help -- channels. it
president obama is start -- talking about immigration policy. he will be in san francisco for a speech. you can see his comments at 2:35. coming up this evening, a special presentation of our q and a series. experiencesuss her as a sanitation worker in new york city. that will get underway at 7:00 eastern. national security adviser susan rice is in afghanistan today. she is expected to meet with governor in officials, including karzai. the visit is her first overseas trip as president obama's...
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again, that from president obama. how speaker john boehner opposes the employment nondiscrimination act and says that the house will not vote on the legislation. >> you're watching c-span2 at politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate and this includes key public policy events and the latest nonfiction authors and books. you can see past programs and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> texas governor rick perry ran for president last year and he came in fifth place. he is back speaking at the polk county republican dinner and you can see his speech live on our companion networks c-span tonight at about 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> president obama was fund-raising in dallas yesterday and rick perry fundraising in iowa this evening and todd gilman is the washington bureau chief it joins us by phone today. tom gillman come out you are writing that the president comes to texas being one of the chief sources of resistance of health care law. what did the president accomp
again, that from president obama. how speaker john boehner opposes the employment nondiscrimination act and says that the house will not vote on the legislation. >> you're watching c-span2 at politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate and this includes key public policy events and the latest nonfiction authors and books. you can see past programs and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> texas governor rick perry ran for...
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you've got a president named obama. [laughter] [applause] what makes us american is our shared belief in certain enduring principles. our allegiance to a set of ideals, to a creed, to the enduring promise of this country, and our shared responsibility is to leave this country more generous, more hopeful than we found it. and if we stay true to that history, if we get immigration reform across the finish line, and it is there, just within our grasp, if we can just get folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done, we're going to grow our economy, we are going to make our country more secure. we will strengthen our families, and most importantly, we will live up to our character as a nation. >> [indiscernible] >> that's exactly what we are talking about. that's why we are here. please, at the same time, you have the power to -- >> actually, i don't. and that's why we're here. [indiscernible] don't worry about it, guys. these guys don't need to go. let me finish. he can stay there. hold on a second. i respec
you've got a president named obama. [laughter] [applause] what makes us american is our shared belief in certain enduring principles. our allegiance to a set of ideals, to a creed, to the enduring promise of this country, and our shared responsibility is to leave this country more generous, more hopeful than we found it. and if we stay true to that history, if we get immigration reform across the finish line, and it is there, just within our grasp, if we can just get folks in washington to go...
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you have a president named obama. [applause] that makes us american, our in certaineve enduring principles. our allegiance to a set of ideals. to a creed. to the enduring promise of this country. our shared responsibility is to lead this country better than we found it. if we stay true to that history, if we get immigration reform across the finish line, if we can get folks in washington to do what needs to be done, we will grow our economy and strengthen our families. up to our character as a nation. that is exactly what were talking about. that is why we're here. >> halt deportations. we agree we need reform at the same time. you have the power to stop the deportations. >> that is why we are here. stop deportation. >> what i would like to do. they don't need to go. he can stay there. [applause] hold on a second. respect the passion of these young people. they feel deeply about their concerns for their families. and i comeed to know if i couldmunity, solve all these problems without passing laws in congress i would.
you have a president named obama. [applause] that makes us american, our in certaineve enduring principles. our allegiance to a set of ideals. to a creed. to the enduring promise of this country. our shared responsibility is to lead this country better than we found it. if we stay true to that history, if we get immigration reform across the finish line, if we can get folks in washington to do what needs to be done, we will grow our economy and strengthen our families. up to our character as a...
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speaker, president obama misled the american people about obamacare and now he's admitted it. and here's a letter to me from a small business owner in my district. my husband and i have a small medical education business and ever since obamacare passed, our business has been cut in half, doctors are not spending money on education, so for the last four years, our business has really suffered. then we were told we could keep our insurance. we had good insurance. not junk. we currently pay $514 a month for the $2,000 deductible. we were canceled as of 12/31/13. to get anything near where we had, we'll have to pay $1,900 a month which we cannot afford. so much for affordable health care. this is the first time in 30 years that we might not be able to have health insurance. we always run our life, not depending on the government for handouts and now we are losing our insurance. i ask you, what are we to do? americans are suffering. yes, something was wrong, and i believe that something needed to be done. but not this. mr. speaker, it's time to keep the promise to the americ >> min
speaker, president obama misled the american people about obamacare and now he's admitted it. and here's a letter to me from a small business owner in my district. my husband and i have a small medical education business and ever since obamacare passed, our business has been cut in half, doctors are not spending money on education, so for the last four years, our business has really suffered. then we were told we could keep our insurance. we had good insurance. not junk. we currently pay $514 a...
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[applause] it was great to hear from president obama yesterday. he said when you bet on america, that that pays off. -- that bet pays off. i could not agree more. he also announced that the select usa program will be stepping up its game in a number of ways. attracting business investment will be a major priority for commerce and the state department, including our foreign commercial service officers and our ambassadors. senior government officials, including the president himself, would do more than directly advocate for investment deals. we will create a single point of contact to provide you with a coordinated federal support and cut the red tape. and we will do more to support the great work of the economic development organization at the regional state and city level. to provide a sports analogy it'll serve as a quarterback for increasing business investment in the united states. in addition, i should note that the president once again calls for congress to provide full funding for select usa in his budget. select usa already provides a great
[applause] it was great to hear from president obama yesterday. he said when you bet on america, that that pays off. -- that bet pays off. i could not agree more. he also announced that the select usa program will be stepping up its game in a number of ways. attracting business investment will be a major priority for commerce and the state department, including our foreign commercial service officers and our ambassadors. senior government officials, including the president himself, would do...
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what did we hear from president obama today? >> the sense -- president said that he had an administrative solution that would allow insurance companies to continue selling plans they were selling in 2013 into 2014. this is one year of transitional relief to people who got cancellation notices. so chairman fred upton of the congress committee has a bill on the house floor on friday that does something similar. how does his bill differ from president obama's? >> it is technical but the upton bill would allow insurance companies to keep open these plans and sell them to anybody. what the president is proposing is that those plans can exist for only the people who already have the coverage. insurance -- it limits how many people can get a hold of these plans which don't have the insurance protections that the affordable care act has. the president says it is 2014tant to have in the post-obamacare, post-affordable care act world. >> the health care law has been the focal point for the past week or so. and inc. tomorrow on this debate
what did we hear from president obama today? >> the sense -- president said that he had an administrative solution that would allow insurance companies to continue selling plans they were selling in 2013 into 2014. this is one year of transitional relief to people who got cancellation notices. so chairman fred upton of the congress committee has a bill on the house floor on friday that does something similar. how does his bill differ from president obama's? >> it is technical but...
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rules are part of president obama's blame to reduce greenhouse gases. today's meeting included criticism of the plan from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. this portion is little more than an hour and a half. >> thank you all very much for coming to participate in today's session. which is part of what is now an ongoing national conversation, intended to help the environmental protection agency and the states determine promising approaches for reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. power plants are the nation's single largest source of carbon emission from a source we must address as we work to combat climate change. one of the most significant public health risks of our time. science tells us that climate change is real, that human activities are fueling that change and that we must take action now to avoid the most devastating consequence. in june, president obama called on agencies across the federal government, including epa, to take action to cut carbon pollution to protect our country from the impact of climate change and to l
rules are part of president obama's blame to reduce greenhouse gases. today's meeting included criticism of the plan from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. this portion is little more than an hour and a half. >> thank you all very much for coming to participate in today's session. which is part of what is now an ongoing national conversation, intended to help the environmental protection agency and the states determine promising approaches for reducing carbon pollution from existing...
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and the republicans nominees were similar, i am not obama and we should all dislike him. on the center, they wanted candidates to wanted to lead. >> will? >> thanks for being here. you and other governors have talked about the lawmakers on both sides. jindel said they should be make the party more. and you said the next president needs to make a stamp on washington and what is your advice to republicans in congress or republicans running for congress? what should they be doing to improve the brand and take over the senate? >> clearly going out as they are running next year for the senate particularly. they need to be focused on the key issues. we still have in large part, if not a crisis, some very serious economic concerns. not just for an economy as a whole but there are too many people and some are recovering in america, but there are still too many not coming through. if you are living in poverty, we have speeches saying they want to lead you out. we want everyone to have a recovery and not leave anything behind. that is what the republicans need to embrace across the
and the republicans nominees were similar, i am not obama and we should all dislike him. on the center, they wanted candidates to wanted to lead. >> will? >> thanks for being here. you and other governors have talked about the lawmakers on both sides. jindel said they should be make the party more. and you said the next president needs to make a stamp on washington and what is your advice to republicans in congress or republicans running for congress? what should they be doing to...
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president obama has directed the epa to issue a proposal by june of 2014 and take final action by 2015. greenhouse gases are air pollutants at are subject to regulation under the clean air act. we have the authority under section 1-11 of that law and it sets out separate approaches to addressing new sources of pollution. and new sources, epa standards of performance, call nspf, this is the proposal that was signed on september 20th and is available on epa's website for review. this type of standard must reflect the degree of the limitation acheviable through the best system. now source standards address the six common pollutants, but not air toxins. for existing sources covered under section 1-11 d, the subject of this listening section, epa doesn't set ix -- explicit standards -- we set guidelines and companies use them to set their policy while getting the necessary pollution reductions. section 1-11 d is reserved to address other pollutants that are not covered. greenhouse gases, including pollution are covered under the section. most have been shutdown for new, modified or reconstr
president obama has directed the epa to issue a proposal by june of 2014 and take final action by 2015. greenhouse gases are air pollutants at are subject to regulation under the clean air act. we have the authority under section 1-11 of that law and it sets out separate approaches to addressing new sources of pollution. and new sources, epa standards of performance, call nspf, this is the proposal that was signed on september 20th and is available on epa's website for review. this type of...
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obama, the vice president, you know? the whole infrastructure is administration. because there's one thing he wants more than anything else, and that is to govern in his last two years like he was able to in his first two years without us being a check and balance. and if we're out of the way, he'll never have another oversight hearing on the irs or benghazi or all these issues that people are rightfully concerned about. and it'll be katie bar the doors. and they'll all get along. legislation will pass and flow, it's just will you have time to read it. and i'd say you won't. >> a life without darrell issa would be ard to imagine, wouldn't it? [laughter] lauren. >> what would you all do? >> what would e do? that's right. >> i wanted to ask you specifically about the race between mia love and jim masterson because he is certainly the most vulnerable democrat in the country. what about mia love's campaign has been retooled and what about it needed to be retooled? you mentioned that word, so -- >> well, i'm not going to get into all the specifics in a race, but i woul
obama, the vice president, you know? the whole infrastructure is administration. because there's one thing he wants more than anything else, and that is to govern in his last two years like he was able to in his first two years without us being a check and balance. and if we're out of the way, he'll never have another oversight hearing on the irs or benghazi or all these issues that people are rightfully concerned about. and it'll be katie bar the doors. and they'll all get along. legislation...
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bush and barack obama. from the university of chicago, this is one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome austin goolsby, lawrence summers, philip swingle, and the wall street journal's david wessel. ♪ >> thank you very much. i am honored to be here with austen goolsbee who was in the obama white house and he was -- larry summers who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for the economic crisis or if they had only listened we would not have had one. >> we are going to focus on the economic imprecations of the crisis because there are other things later. as i told the panelists i want to think about what we know now about 2008 and 2009 that was not so clear the time but also about 2013 and why we are where we are. let me start with you. you were chronologically. there are a lot of americans who say basically what happened here was wall street got bailed out and main street did not. after all the stock m
bush and barack obama. from the university of chicago, this is one hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome austin goolsby, lawrence summers, philip swingle, and the wall street journal's david wessel. ♪ >> thank you very much. i am honored to be here with austen goolsbee who was in the obama white house and he was -- larry summers who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for...
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barack obama 201-2209 districts mitt romney 226. one of the reasons you have a republican majority in the house is demography the way americans have spread themselves around the country into the resulting political gridlock. so that is built into the system from surges toward migration by james madison in the other men who signed the constitution whose set up separate branches of government to say the president runs the government the congressman said but i thought that imply a is duty of consultation between the different bridges of government. but the conflict is there it is sewn into the system with the two parties competing pretty closely i think we can look forward to more of the same. so with that a an article in "the wall street journal" the opinion page i will conclude this talk and ask for your comments and suggestions. thank you very much. [applause] >> i think your remarks to leap with the political landscape into perspective we will now open the dialogue so please use the microphone if you have the question. do we have a
barack obama 201-2209 districts mitt romney 226. one of the reasons you have a republican majority in the house is demography the way americans have spread themselves around the country into the resulting political gridlock. so that is built into the system from surges toward migration by james madison in the other men who signed the constitution whose set up separate branches of government to say the president runs the government the congressman said but i thought that imply a is duty of...
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so was carter and now obama. others -- reagan. and so that he --and when he talked about it -- excuse me -- he thought his opponent would either be very goldwater, the senator of arizona, or governor nelson rockefeller of new york. in private what he said was, he is not going to be that tough. goldwater was too dumb to be president and rockefeller doesn't have the guts to go for. it was not a bad observation. he would have been a good political reporter. host: richard reeves, the general editor of the book "the kennedy years." he is joining us from new york. appreciate your time and perspective on this 50th anniversary of his assassination. guest: thank you, steve. you are doing a wonderful job. you know, hopefully the anniversary will help bring us together at the same time in washington where we are splitting farther apart. we were united then, and it with a different country, and we lost a lot of that -- a lot because of the assassination, too. host: richard reeves, thank you. visitors continue to stop by the gravesite of john
so was carter and now obama. others -- reagan. and so that he --and when he talked about it -- excuse me -- he thought his opponent would either be very goldwater, the senator of arizona, or governor nelson rockefeller of new york. in private what he said was, he is not going to be that tough. goldwater was too dumb to be president and rockefeller doesn't have the guts to go for. it was not a bad observation. he would have been a good political reporter. host: richard reeves, the general editor...
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mayors in small towns all the way up to president obama. they're working with the foreign commercial service that we must organize dedicated investment teams led by our capable ambassadors and our staff and we will actively encourage job investment in the united states as a core priority. a huge role inut helping businesses succeed. one of ambassadors lebanon tends average to encourage texas tarts to come to the united states. -- texas startups to come to the united states. the auto industries making a remarkable comeback. all over the world, working hard to help businesses meet their goal. the state department is engaged with a new level of intensity and focus because of the nature of the global marketplace. we believe we can do more and we will do more. starting at 32 markets that represent 90% of all of the investment that comes here. what does that mean for business leaders like you? it means you will have a single connect youract to company with our markets and investors and the economic development organizations who are here to help y
mayors in small towns all the way up to president obama. they're working with the foreign commercial service that we must organize dedicated investment teams led by our capable ambassadors and our staff and we will actively encourage job investment in the united states as a core priority. a huge role inut helping businesses succeed. one of ambassadors lebanon tends average to encourage texas tarts to come to the united states. -- texas startups to come to the united states. the auto industries...
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president obama and the administration used that number as well. when you look at the numbers more carefully and look at americans who were having problems accessing affordable, quality health insurance, whether because of pre-existing condition or some other issue, that number may have come down to perhaps 10 million to 15 million people. that's a lot of people who need help. and the right response is to that in a policy debate will help them access affordable quality health insurance. we have done so in turning the health care system inside out d many americans are feeling betrayed and soon many more will be receiving the price shock who have employer-based insurance because of a couple of factors, and what are those factors? first of all, in the new law, what has happened, there is a shrinkage of the age ratio, used to be six, now it's three. that means younger people are subsidizing older people. and you could have a debate about the merits of that, but that is one of the cost drivers. there are new types of mandated benefits. you heard it in t
president obama and the administration used that number as well. when you look at the numbers more carefully and look at americans who were having problems accessing affordable, quality health insurance, whether because of pre-existing condition or some other issue, that number may have come down to perhaps 10 million to 15 million people. that's a lot of people who need help. and the right response is to that in a policy debate will help them access affordable quality health insurance. we have...
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we spent $684 million for obama care. well, it's a fairly contentious issue that was very partisan and one party. should we then get to spend taxpayer money advertising for political purposes? i don't think a penny of taxpayer money should go to advertising. advertising. here's the other criticism. outle appointed -- pointed it's taken a while for money to get to people. i think it was like one article homeownerouse or one in one instance coming for an department yet the money tv got through quickly. when people want to advertise and promote themselves, all of a sudden, bowed 3w5078, money -- boom, money is on tv it and so is their ad. just ask -- i know you want to do the right thing. not it's awhether or good idea. my understanding is it took a waiver from your office to use for this and that the tv ads had to be approved in that sense by your office. is, there have been community development grants given to something called a river festival in manhattan. i sure hope none of this money i don't to it and that find in and
we spent $684 million for obama care. well, it's a fairly contentious issue that was very partisan and one party. should we then get to spend taxpayer money advertising for political purposes? i don't think a penny of taxpayer money should go to advertising. advertising. here's the other criticism. outle appointed -- pointed it's taken a while for money to get to people. i think it was like one article homeownerouse or one in one instance coming for an department yet the money tv got through...
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. >> president obama is in san francisco today. he'll talk about immigration policy and changing current laws. in june the senate passed legislation to pay for increased border security and create a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. the house has yet to act on the measure. you can watch the president's remarks from san francisco live at 2:35 p.m. eastern over on c-span. [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [gunfire] >> on november 25, 1963, approximately one million people lined the route of president kennedy's funeral proversion from the u.s. capitol to -- procession from the u.s. capitol to arlington national cemetery. starting tonight at 8:30 on c-span2, watch nbc's coverage of president kennedy's state funeral. >> now, a discussion about the health insurance marketplaces and findings from a report on the number of people ebb rolled -- enrolled nationwide. the level of public interest in the exchanges and why the federal government has had so much trouble getting its marketplace up and ru
. >> president obama is in san francisco today. he'll talk about immigration policy and changing current laws. in june the senate passed legislation to pay for increased border security and create a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. the house has yet to act on the measure. you can watch the president's remarks from san francisco live at 2:35 p.m. eastern over on c-span. [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [gunfire] >> on november 25, 1963,...
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barack obama, 2012, 52%, carried 209 congressional districts, mitt romney carried 226. one of the reasons you have republican majority in the house of representatives is demography. away that americans have spread themselves about the country and the resulting political, resulting political gridlock. so a certain amount of political conflict is built into our system, built into it by current and recent surges of migration and by james madison and 39 other men, no women, who signed the constitution in 1787 who set up separate branches of government and said the president runs the government, the congress funds it. i have fought that implies a certain amount of duty of consultation between people in the different branches of government. there has been less of that recently than there has been in other historic times but conflict is fair and it is in our system. with two parties competing pretty closely, we can look forward to more of the same. with that, i have an article in the wall street journal tomorrow morning on the opinion page that expands further on this. let me
barack obama, 2012, 52%, carried 209 congressional districts, mitt romney carried 226. one of the reasons you have republican majority in the house of representatives is demography. away that americans have spread themselves about the country and the resulting political, resulting political gridlock. so a certain amount of political conflict is built into our system, built into it by current and recent surges of migration and by james madison and 39 other men, no women, who signed the...
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president obama traveling today to new orleans. he will talk about jobs and the economy at 1:10 p.m. eastern and will have those remarks we live on our companion network c-span. laid on a detailed discussion on keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the wrong hands. henry stimson center hosts that and we get it underway live for you at 3:00 eastern also on c-span. >> i think regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united states of america. it's a very unique place. and if america was considered to be a product can do we do try to sell a product overseas, what's our brand? and i think our brand is the constitution, the rule of law and our value system. and under that brand and under that value system there is that notion of equal under the eyes of the law. under that brand a value system is the 88 in trying elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. >> this is a treaty, a tree is a law. it's the emotional and political argument. no one can disagre
president obama traveling today to new orleans. he will talk about jobs and the economy at 1:10 p.m. eastern and will have those remarks we live on our companion network c-span. laid on a detailed discussion on keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the wrong hands. henry stimson center hosts that and we get it underway live for you at 3:00 eastern also on c-span. >> i think regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in...
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again, i like what senator oren said or what president obama said this new affordable care act or obama cares want to call it that is not a web site. it's not about a web site or a technical fix. it's a value system. do we like the old value system where people couldn't get coverage? where someone got sick they would drop their policy and cancellations? i hear so much talk on my friends from the republican side about cancellations and i didn't hear much in the past when an insurance company could automatically cancel you if you got sick or wouldn't renew your policy if you had cancer or breast cancer or something like that. didn't hear much about that but what we are saying is that a poker with. that whole value system is not good for this country. they are too many people like mr. streeter that i mentioned and mr. kristof or i could mention kathleen ferguson from des moines. eight years ago her son died at age 33 and she said my son died needlessly because he had a pre-existing condition and could not get the medication he needed. i want us to take better care of each other and i'm gra
again, i like what senator oren said or what president obama said this new affordable care act or obama cares want to call it that is not a web site. it's not about a web site or a technical fix. it's a value system. do we like the old value system where people couldn't get coverage? where someone got sick they would drop their policy and cancellations? i hear so much talk on my friends from the republican side about cancellations and i didn't hear much in the past when an insurance company...
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but years later, in february, 2009, a month after president barack obama had been inaugurated, he came to my office on capitol hill with this sign -- with his son. the sun had been encouraging his father. he walked into the office and said, mr. lewis, i'm everett wilson. i'm one of the people that beat you. will you forgive me? i want to apologize. i'm sorry. his son started crying. he started crying. i started crying. they hugged me. i hugged them back and i saw him for the time since then. he recently passed. but it demonstrated the power of nonviolence, the power of love, the power of the way of peace to be reconciled. >> host: did he come to your office out of the blue? >> guest: he did not come to my office out of the blue. he had been for a time going around to different places in south carolina trying to find students that attended a local college. black college students doing a sit in in 1960. aegon around apologizing to them. a local press person there, he made contact with in rock hill. he told him he had beaten some of the freedom riders. so the first person started working
but years later, in february, 2009, a month after president barack obama had been inaugurated, he came to my office on capitol hill with this sign -- with his son. the sun had been encouraging his father. he walked into the office and said, mr. lewis, i'm everett wilson. i'm one of the people that beat you. will you forgive me? i want to apologize. i'm sorry. his son started crying. he started crying. i started crying. they hugged me. i hugged them back and i saw him for the time since then. he...
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example of what president obama calls bad apples, an insurance plan that is not good enough for you. i recently heard from one of those tennesseans whose policy will be canceled on january 1, her name is emily. she is 39 years old. she has lupus. she told me i cannot keep my current plan because it does not meet the standards of coverage. has is a travesty, coverten been a lifeline. with the discontinuation, i am being forced to purchase a plan to the exchange. i premiums alone will increase 410%. i out-of-pocket expense will increase by more than $6,000 a year, including subsidies. please help me understand how this is affordable, says emily. i were health care system makes up nearly 20% of our economy, touching the lives of every american. obamacare is pushing that 20% of our economy in the wrong direction. saidresident has repeatedly, i looked up the white house website this morning, "if you like your plan, you can keep it and you do not have to change due to the health-care law." that is the white house website that i -- today. as the president said, it is a law transforming our
example of what president obama calls bad apples, an insurance plan that is not good enough for you. i recently heard from one of those tennesseans whose policy will be canceled on january 1, her name is emily. she is 39 years old. she has lupus. she told me i cannot keep my current plan because it does not meet the standards of coverage. has is a travesty, coverten been a lifeline. with the discontinuation, i am being forced to purchase a plan to the exchange. i premiums alone will increase...
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obama leaves office. i'd like to see her pursue the story of his life and his wife's life, particularly i'm curious about how this man who was not that prominent in american politics was skyrocketed to the presidency, and even though many of his policies are not popular, he is still beloved by so many of our people. so i'd like to see her do a chronicle of his life after he leaves the presidency explaining his success in politics and perhaps how the hypocrisy in both his family and his father's family and his mother's family may have influenced him. so i'd love to -- >> host: thank you, vicki. kitty kelley? >> guest: well, i hope some publisher was listening to her. [laughter] it certainly would be a worthy, a worthy project. a worthy project. >> host: just to note, that caller mentioned david mare ran mis-- mare ran mis. booktv covered his first volume of "barack obama: the story," and, in fact, we traveled to kenya with him on that trip. he is currently working on the second volume, it'll probably be a
obama leaves office. i'd like to see her pursue the story of his life and his wife's life, particularly i'm curious about how this man who was not that prominent in american politics was skyrocketed to the presidency, and even though many of his policies are not popular, he is still beloved by so many of our people. so i'd like to see her do a chronicle of his life after he leaves the presidency explaining his success in politics and perhaps how the hypocrisy in both his family and his father's...
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last week, president obama came to boston where he said health reform in massachusetts, like the affordable care act is not website, it is a value statement. the president is right. leaders in massachusetts like generations of national leaders fought for reform and health care. not because it was easy but because we all knew that the old system was broken. for years, costs exploded. too many consumers, patients, including those with insurance. a were threatened with financial ruin if they got sick. there has been a lot of comparisons between the aca rollout and our experience in massachusetts. what i can tell you all through the experience is that getting everyone into a new health care wasem wasn't easy and it not quick. in the first month, if people could sign up for subsidized coverage during our health reform launch in 2007, we got 123 people enrolled. because we were committing to making the law work into making sure that people have affordable health care, we kept working on it. we fixed the problems, we hit period lastedweour enrollment almost a full year. and yet it was only in the
last week, president obama came to boston where he said health reform in massachusetts, like the affordable care act is not website, it is a value statement. the president is right. leaders in massachusetts like generations of national leaders fought for reform and health care. not because it was easy but because we all knew that the old system was broken. for years, costs exploded. too many consumers, patients, including those with insurance. a were threatened with financial ruin if they got...
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cover 10 is an example of what president obama calls bad apples. an insurance plan that washington decides isn't good enough for you. i recently heard from one of those tennesseians whose policy will be canceled on january 1st. her name is emily. she's 39. she has lu pus. she told me, i cannot keep my current plan because it doesn't meet the standards of coverage. this alone is a travesty, she said. cover 10 has been a lifeline. with the discontinuation of cover 10, i'm being forced to purchase a plan through the exchange. my insurance premiums alone will increase a staggering 410%. my out of pocket expense will increase by more than $6,000 a year, that includes subsidies. please help me understand how this is affordable says emily. our hale care system makes up 20% of our economy touching the lives of every american. and today obamacare is pushing that 20% of our economy in the wrong direction. the president has said repeatedly and i looked up the white house website this morning if you like your plan, you can keep it. and you don't have to change
cover 10 is an example of what president obama calls bad apples. an insurance plan that washington decides isn't good enough for you. i recently heard from one of those tennesseians whose policy will be canceled on january 1st. her name is emily. she's 39. she has lu pus. she told me, i cannot keep my current plan because it doesn't meet the standards of coverage. this alone is a travesty, she said. cover 10 has been a lifeline. with the discontinuation of cover 10, i'm being forced to purchase...
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standards to reduce carbon pollution from electric power plants, which is a cornerstone of president obama's recently announced climate action plan." on the football front, adolfo birch iii, for the nfl wrote us, "20 years ago the nfl became the first professional sports organization formally to address the environmental impact of our marquee events -- super bowl and probowl. the program to reduce overall greenhouse emissions has resulted in the planting of more than 50,000 trees in the super bowl host communities. the national football league estimates that the 2013 super bowl in new orleans achieved a reduction of nearly 24,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, or the equivalent of 8,000 american homes energy use for an entire year. the u.s. olympic committee has already joined in the fight to reduce harpful carbon pollution. according to usoc c.e.o. scott blackman, the green ring program aims to mitigate the usoc and our athletes' impact on the environment. through a number of sustainability effort efforts, a that is a passion for many of our athletes. we hope to contribute to sustainabil
standards to reduce carbon pollution from electric power plants, which is a cornerstone of president obama's recently announced climate action plan." on the football front, adolfo birch iii, for the nfl wrote us, "20 years ago the nfl became the first professional sports organization formally to address the environmental impact of our marquee events -- super bowl and probowl. the program to reduce overall greenhouse emissions has resulted in the planting of more than 50,000 trees in...